PepsiCo field test climate-friendly vending machines
All natural refrigeration systems in Pepsi-Cola vending machines will be trialed this month in Washington DC, as the company seeks to reduce its environmental footprint.
Archives for April 5, 2009
Could clones be hiding out in ice-cream?
Ben & Jerry’s campaign to ensure produce from clones is detectable in the food chain shows that bundling biotech in with conventional produce remains unacceptable – but lessons from GM do not seem to have been learned.
Cautious optimism for food and drink packaging sector
Packaging converters trying to pass on recent polymer price hikes to their food and drink manufacturing customer base may feel less resistance to such moves in the coming months with indicators of a new resilience in that packaging sector, claims an analyst.
Packagers seek water-pack alternatives amidst bottle gloom
Environmental criticisms over the impact of bottling mineral water is expected to lead to stagnant growth in the segment over the coming year, potentially forcing manufacturers to rethink their packaging, suggests new research.